• Reference: 2010/4116
• Question by: Len Duvall OBE
• Meeting date: 15 December 2010

Should the loopholes that lead to corporate tax avoidance measures - that allow companies to bring income and profit onshore (satisfying HMRC requirements) while minimising the UK tax paid - be closed to increase Treasury revenue and reduce cuts to public services in London?

• Reference: 2010/4115
• Question by: Len Duvall OBE
• Meeting date: 15 December 2010

Is there a distinction to be made between the tax relief that results from a pension payment being deducted from somebody's 'top line' pay and corporate tax avoidance that allows companies to bring income and profit onshore while minimising the UK tax, and could the effects of cuts to public services in London be mitigated if we made this distinction in law?

• Reference: 2010/4114
• Question by: Valerie Shawcross
• Meeting date: 15 December 2010

A constituent makes the following points and questions: London Underground are now asking for excessive information from all workers of contractors that exceed all reasonable requirement and exceed that requested by all other London and Government departments including the ministry of defence. London Underground Now ask for the following; If you are British but have not got a passport or a picture ID Driving Licence you can not undertake the safety test to work on London underground. They will not accept company ID Cards or Construction Skills Photographic ID Cards or indeed any other form if ID. You also have...

• Reference: 2010/4113
• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 15 December 2010

During your visit to Zurich, you gave an interview stating that one of the reasons England's bid should succeed was based upon the "significant upgrade to the transport network" between now and 2018. Can you clarify what these significant upgrades comprise of and in light of the unsuccessful bid, will you honour your commitment to Londoner's to complete all of these projects?

• Reference: 2010/4112
• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 15 December 2010

How many more tube strikes will Londoners have to endure before your apparent policy of Laissez-faire becomes untenable?

• Reference: 2010/4111
• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 15 December 2010

TfL has so far spent over £1.3 million on the electric charging network, and yet TfL make no note of how many users have signed up for the scheme. I understand that in Haringey, for example, where £63,000 has already been spent & another £30,000 is committed, that just one user has registered for the 12 charging points. Do you think TfL ought to be keeping a tally of how many users there are as they continue to plough money into this? And currently how do you or TfL know if this is good value for taxpayers' money?

• Reference: 2010/4110
• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 15 December 2010

Is your Green Fund still viable? How will you now support organisations to reduce CO2 emissions from their existing buildings by retrofitting them with energy efficiency measures? How much funding will you now be putting into Climate Change programmes over the next three financial years?

• Reference: 2010/4109
• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 15 December 2010

Now the LDA is to be abolished will you still be able to "work with the National Physical Laboratory and National Measurement Office to pursue their goal of setting up a London-based Centre for Carbon Measurement"? Will you still be able to: "ensure that London uses its economic and academic strengths whilst capitalising on its size to create real market demand for low carbon goods and services"? What budget do you now have for this? What budget do you have available to implement proposals for the Green Enterprise District in east London, as mentioned in your Climate Change Mitigation and...

• Reference: 2010/4108
• Question by: Murad Qureshi
• Meeting date: 15 December 2010

With regard to my question 3672 / 2010 - finalised or not, this report has already gone to the Chancellor. I would like to see whatever draft was deemed suitable for him. Will I have a copy of Sir David King's report on your Thames Estuary Scheme within the next calendar month?

• Reference: 2010/4107
• Question by: Navin Shah
• Meeting date: 15 December 2010

Thank you for your response to question 3671 / 2010. I understand that the borough of Brent is ultimately responsible for implementing the road safety measures on this road although they cannot do this until TfL allocate the funding to them. In light of the tragic death of a 15 year old Queen's Park Community School student last week on Donnington Road can you ensure that TfL guarantee's the funding for the road safety measures there as soon as possible?